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“(a) Prohibition.—Except as provided by subsection (b), the Secretary of Defense shall prohibit the uncontrolled release of fluorinated aqueous film-forming foam (hereinafter in this section referred to as ‘AFFF’) at military installations. “(b) Exceptions.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), fluorinated AFFF may be released at military installations as follows:“(1) AFFF may be released for purposes of an emergency response. “(2) A non-emergency release of AFFF may be made for the purposes of testing of equipment or training of personnel, if complete containment, capture, and proper disposal mechanisms are in place to ensure no AFFF is released into the environment.

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